CARY, N.C. – The Duke men’s tennis team opened the 2015 fall slate Friday at the Duke James Bonk Invite. The Blue Devils posted four doubles victories and two singles triumphs during the opening day of the tournament. Meanwhile, in Malibu, Calif., sophomore Nicolas Alvarez won his opening round match at the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Masters.
Alvarez was one of 16 players invited to the ITA’s prime kickoff event and downed the No. 3 seed in the event, Baylor’s Julian Lenz, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Alvarez stands No. 7 in the Oracle/ITA preseason rankings while Lenz is No.